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IngSight|07
themagazineforourengineersandarchitects
March20��
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www.dorsch.de
ContentsContents 2Editorial:J.Röder,O.Hoffmann 3
GroupNews 4
InBrief 5
DorschTopics:RevolutioninEgypt–ViewedfromtheInside 7
DorschTopics:DorschConsultEgypt/DIAffectingEgyptandViceVersa 8
LandmarkProject:RocheDiagnosticsandDorsch:aStrongBond �0
ReportsoftheCompanies �2
InBrief �5,�9
facebookandtwitter 22
Imprint 23
TitlePicture:StairwayofofficebuildingforRocheDiagnosticsMannheim,Germany(articlepg.�0)
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Dearemployees
ItwaswithamazementthatwesawtheTunisianpeopleuprise:Civilre-voltinaNorth-Africancountrywith-outIslamicparticipation.Nobodyhadexpectedthis.Neithertheworld’ssecretservices,northepoliticiansnorwe,eventhroughwearefamiliarwiththeregion.
Andthewaveoftheso-calledJasmineRevolutionholdsonviaEgypt,Yemen,andLibyatotheArabpeninsula,acceleratedandpromotedbyFacebookandTwitter.
Today,nobodyisabletosaywherethepathofhistorywilllead:Eithertoarealrevolutionwithgrowndemocraticstructuresortoahugeanarchy.
ManyofourGermanemployeesrememberthelegendaryfalloftheBerlinwall,theMondaydemonstra-tionsinLeipzigasasignalfromtheEast-Germanpeoplewhichledtotheendofthecommunistregimewithinaveryshorttime.Liketodayweallweresurprised.Peopletookmattersintotheirownhands;ourhistorytookanincredible,unhoped-forturn.
Moreimportantthanturnoverandprofitareandwereourlocalem-ployeesandtheirfamilies.Whenthemassesstartedmoving,Molotov-cocktailsflewovertheTahrirPlaceandthecivilwarinLibyastarted,wetookallmeasurestotakeourem-ployeesintoshelter.ForthispurposesweworkedcloselytogetherwiththelocalGermanembassies.
Ouremployees’safetyisstillourpriority,thusweareofferingabroadsupportandarecontinuouslystayingintouchwitheachofthesin-glebranchofficesintheneighbourcountriessuchasYemen.
WhateverwillhappenintheArabworldwetrulyhopethatourpart-nerswillemergeunharmedandstrengthened.Wewishthepeople
intheArabworldmorepersonalinfluenceinimportantdecisionsfortheirfutureandtheyouthareliableperspectivefortheirownlives.
WhatdoesthecurrentturnmeanfortheDorschGruppeandhowcanwebepreparedforchangesinthefuture?With80percentofourturnoverabroadandalion’sshareofitintheArabworldwecannotturnablindeyetothecurrenteventsthere.Libyaprojectsareputonhold;paymentsofEgyptcustomersarede-layed.WereckonthatwewillhaveaturbulentfirstquarterinacoupleofcountriesfortheDorschGruppe.
However,duetoourbroadrangeofservicesandourgreatnetworkofbranchofficesinmorethan40countries,thelosseswillremaininareasonableframe.
Thestrategytoextendournetworkintwoorthreecountriesperyearincombinationwithagrowingrangeofservicesisoneofthekeystonesofourriskprovisioningforfuturechanges.
OntheoccasionofthechangesweaskedourcolleaguesinEgyptfortheirpersonalopiniononthecurrentsituation.Theseopinionswillbepre-sentedinthepresentnewsletter.WewouldliketothankKeithBrookeandSamehMansourfortheirpersonalstatements.
InspiteoftheturbulencesintheFarandMiddleEastweheldthecourseandstartedtoopenbranchofficesinDubaiandQatar;wearestillexpand-ingintheEmiratesforexampletoOman.
Asalways,IngSight07presentsim-pressivenewprojectswhichDorschGruppewasawardedworldwide.WeshareDCasia’shappinessabouttheawardedprojectmanagementconsultantcontractforMetroBlueLineextensioninBangkokandtherehabilitationofpavementsandrunwayattheBandarSeriBegawanInternationalAirportinBrunei.
Editorial
Today,ourlandmarkprojectdescribesseveralsuccessfullycompletedprojects.Thearticleisaboutaprosperouslong-timeco-operationwiththecompanyRocheDiagnosticsGmbHinMannheim,Ger-many:alreadyinthe�990s’thearchi-tectureandstructuraldesigndivisionwasawardedthemasterplanningforallarchitectureandengineeringservicestobuildalogisticcentreandanextensionofitlater.
Thatthiswillnotbetheonlyprojectcanbereadinthearticle.Wealsoshareourcolleagues’happinessinJordan.OntheoccasionoftheWorldWaterDayandtheArabWaterDaytheMinistryofWaterandIrriga-tiondecidedtoawardourDirectorRegionalOfficeAmmanMr.UdoKachelforhiscommitment,diligenceandnoticeableinputintheJordanianWaterSectorreform.CongratulationsMr.Kachel!
Asyouwillsee,wehaveplentyofgoodnewstoreportaboutthefirstquarter.EnjoyreadingthelatesteditionofIngSight,
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JürgenRöderundOlafHoffmannShareholdersofDorschGruppe
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Group News
Further,theworkinggrouphadacloselookontheeffectsofadoubletaxagreementandontheGhorfaDINinitiative,whichaimsateffectivelyestablishingthegloballyusedDINstandardsinQatarandtheGulfRegion.
Dorsch Holding
Business Delegation with German Federal President Christian Wulff to Kuwait and Qatar
OlafHoffmanwasamemberofthebusinessdelegationtravellingwithGermanFederalPresidentChristianWulfftoKuwaitandQatarfromFebruary25thuntilMarch2nd20��.
InthecourseofthisjourneytheGhorfaworkinggroup„Construction,InfrastructureandTransport“heldameetingpresidedbyOlafHoffmanninDoha.
Theworkinggroupwasrepresentedbytheblue-ribbonfiguresDr.HerbertLütkestratkötter,chairmanofHochtiefAG,andthearchitectProf.AlbertSpeer.
OntheQatarisideSheikhKhalifaBinJassimAlThani,chairmanoftheQatarichamberofindustryandcommerce,someofhiscolleaguesandAhmadAl-Jolo,founderoftheQatarGreenBuildingCouncil,werepresent.
Duringthemeeting,thecurrentpoliticalsituationoftheregionanditseconomiceffectswerediscussed.
Dorsch International
DI Architecture in Wiesbaden Participates in “Skyscraper Competition 2011“
DIArchitectureinWiesbadenpar-ticipatesintheinternationalcom-petitionofAmericanarchitecturemagazineEVOLOcalled„SkyscraperCompetition20��“.
ThecontributionwasdraftedbyReinholdWeis(architecture),Dr.KlausIdda(structural),StephanEichler(mechanical)undJoachimErnst(CAD/3Dvisualization).Thefic-titiouslocationoftheobjectisCairo.
ThebuildingsculpturealignedinthedirectionoftheGizehpyramids,bowsvisuallytoEgypt‘shistoryandself-consciouslyopensthewayforthefutureofCairo,themegacitywithitsremarkableexterior“landmark”.
Thisbuildingofaheightof378misenvelopedbyadouble-layer,rearventilatedfaçadewithintegral,framelessphotovoltaicceramictiles,enablingthebuildingtogenerateitsownenergyandtoreleasesurplusenergy.
Itisdividedintotheunitsretail,of-fices,condo,serviceapartmentsandhotel,anditsgroundfloorhasanareaofapprox.�5.000m².
Fromlefttoright:OlafHoffmannwithSheikhKhalifabin
JassimAlThani,ChairmanoftheQatarChamberofCom-
merceandIndustry,andSheikhFaisalbinQassimAl-Thani.
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Holographical-opticalelements,aswellasthermotrophicsystems,changingfromtransparenttodiffusetriggeredbyaspecifiedtemperatureandthusadaptingtoexteriorenvi-ronmentalconditions,arelight-con-trollingelementsofanobjectwhichreducesheatloadandoverheatingbyreducingtheneedforartificiallighting.
Furthermore,pipesinappliedlighttubesarelinedwithhighreflectiontransparentfoils,ensuringnaturallightinginthelowerbuildingcore.
Here,greenareasareavailabletothevarioususersofthebuildingforrecreation,andevenfortheirprivateagriculturaluse.
Thisdepictsa“GreenBuilding”struc-ture,whichmeetstheneedsofthenextgeneration,withoutadverselyaffectingorevencompromisingtherequirementsorthelifestyleoffuturegenerations.
BDC Berlin
Cooperation with Beuth Univer-sity for Applied Sciences in Berlin
BDCDorschConsultandBeuthUni-versityforAppliedSciencesBerlin,DepartmentIII,CivilEngineeringandGeoinformationhavesignedaco-operationagreementwithaninitialtermofthreeyearsstartingonMarch�st,asaresultofanexistingexcellentandtrustworthycooperation.
Objectivesofthiscooperationare:• Placementandsupervisionof
studentsininternships,asstudenttemporaryworkersand
• Visitsofconstructionsitesorpres-entationsofcurrentprojectsintheframeworkofeducationaleventsbyBDCstaff
• Gaininginspirationforresearchfromthefieldofpracticalengineering
Tobeginwith,thiscooperationcon-
cernsthefollowingdegreecourses:• Bachelor’sdegreeconstructional
engineering• Bachelor’sdegreeenvironmental
engineering(fromWS20��/20�2)• Master’sdegreeconstructionalcivil
engineering• Master’sdegreeurbaninfrastruc-
turedesign–transportandwater
Wasteweir“GabelwehrLindenau”instateofBrandenburg
In Brief
BDC Berlin: From the Bachelor’s Thesis to the Practice – Energy Dissipation Behind Waste Weirs
BDChastwotraineesatthemo-ment:MarioWelzelandTobiasKoch,whointerninourwatersection.
Bynow,Mr.Welzelhassucces-fullyfinishedhisinternshipandhasalreadystartedtoworkonhisbachelor’sthesisaboutenergydissipationbehindwasteweirs.
Theenergydissipationtakesplaceinstillingbasins.Still-ingbasinsareconcretedbasinswhichareattachedtowaterengineeringstructuresaswasteweirsorfreefluteweirs.
Theexcessivehydraulicenergyistoberelievedcontrolledinthestillingbasins.
Thethesis’targetistoanalysethisenergydissipationinaflowchannel,whichtakesplaceasahydraulicjump,bymeansofmodelexperiments.
Intheflowchannel,wasteweirswithvariouswaterdepthswillbemodelledfortheanalysesperformedinthethesis.
Asaresult,findingsaboutthelongitudeofthehydraulicjumps(distancetothefreeoverfall)areexpectedasabasisforageneralcalculationformula.Inconclu-sion,theresultsaretobecom-paredwiththelocalsituationofcurrentprojects(e.g.GabelwehrLindenau).
Thesubjectofthebachelor’sthesishasbeendecidedbecauseofeveryday’sprojectchallengesoftheBDCwatersection.There-fore,wearecoachingthethesistillitsdefence.
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DC Cairo
Visit of Federal Minister Dirk Niebel to Manshiet Nasser, Cairo
OnFebruary24th20��,MinisteroftheFederalMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(BMZ)Mr.DirkNiebelvisitedtheProjectinManshietNasser,Cairo,whichaimsatconvertingthisinformaldistricttoaregularpartofthecityincludinginfrastructure.
DorschInternationalhasbeenwork-ingastheconsultantfortheCairoGovernorateinthedesignandcon-structionsupervisionofthisinformaldistrictsince�999.TheprojectisfinancedbytheMinistryforEco-nomicCooperationandDevelopmentviaKfW.
Thisprojectfocusesontheparticipa-toryapproachandinvolvementoftheresidentsduringtheimplementa-tion.
Duringhisvisit,Mr.Niebelwasimpressedbyhowtheresidentshavebeeninvolvedintheproject–whichisstrengtheningthedemocracyonaregionallevel.
Dorsch International Amman
Jordan Award for Udo Kachel in Amman
Afteralready�7yearsofhardworkandhighcontributiontothewell-beingofthepeopleintheMiddleEastRegion,TheMinistryofWaterandIrrigationofJordandecidedtoawardMr.UdoKachelforhiscom-mitment,diligenceandnoticeableinputintheJordanianWaterSectorreform.
TheawardceremonytookplaceonMarch�7thontheoccasionoftheWorldWaterDayandtheArabWa-terDayinAmman.
WewouldverymuchliketousethisopportunitytocongratulateMr.Kacheloncemore.
Dr.JensMackensen,DirectorKfWOfficeCairo(left)andFederalMinisterDirkNiebelonsitevisitinManshietNasser,Cairo
AwardceremonyinAmman–fromlefttoright:Mr.Owies,AmmanMunicipality;Mr.Bader,DIAmman;Mr.Kiswani,
AmmanMunicipality;Mr.Kachel,Mr.Kugler,Mr.Qassir,Mr.KurdiundMr.Struss,allcolleaguesofDIAmman
AwardingcertificateoftheMinistryofWaterand
IrrigationofJordan
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Ontheotherhand,theaverageEgyptianhasgainedamuchhighdegreeofselfrespectanditisheart-eningtoseethecommunitygroupsgoingouttocleanthepublicareasandimprovetheirsurroundings.
TheEgyptianshavegainedtherespectoftheWorld,wearenowwaitingtosee,withhope,thattheirpoliticalwishescanbeachievedandthesituationstabilized.Onethingthatiscertain,changehashappened.
ForDorsch,wehavebeenherefor35years,wehaveneverbeendirectlyassociatedwiththeoldregimeandarerespectedforourwork.
DorschConsultEgyptwillgrowwiththenewworkenvironment.
Dorsch Topics
Revolution in Egypt – Viewed from the Inside
by Keith Brooke
AlthoughHosnyMubarakbecameincreasinglyunpopularoverthepastfewyears,anditisnowknownthathisregimehadmanydefects,hebroughtalevelofstabilitytothecountryatatimewhenitdesperatelyneededit.
30yearsago,afterthewarswithIsrael,Egyptwasinabadstate.Itsin-frastructurehadnotbeenupgradedfromthe�9�0’s,wasinpoorshapeandheavilyoverloadedwitharapidlyincreasingpopulation.Cairowasknownforthesewerageflowinginthestreetsandtrafficjams(althoughthetrafficjamsarestillthereduetoincreasingnumbersofcarsdespitethehugeinvestmentinroadsandmetro).Theinfrastructurehasim-provedimmenselyandtheeconomyhasdeveloped.
However,therehasbeenanincreas-ingdiscontentwiththeunfairpoliticalsystem,humanrightsabusesunderthe30yearoldemergencylawsandthefeelingthatthesystemwasnotrespondingtothepredominantwish-esofthepeopleforfasterchangeanddevelopment.Therewasalsoafeelingandknowledgethattheregimewasusingthesystemforprofiteering,al-thoughnotmanyknewoftheextentuntilaftertherevolutionandtheinvestigationsrevealedthedetails.
Thecountrynowfindsitself,afteraverysuccessfulandcivilizedrevolution,inastateofchangeanduncertainty.Themilitaryhaveemergedashonourableandproud,buttheyarestillaremnantoftheoldregime.
TraditionalfrictionsbetweenCoptsandMuslimsaresurfacing,althoughitmustbeemphasizedthatthetrou-blesthatarearisingarenottypical,themajorityMuslimsandChristiansworkandlivetogetherinharmonyandhaveamutualrespectforeachother’sreligions,themediaisalwaysabletohighlightthenegativesidesoflife.
Thereisalsoanincreaseincrimeandlawlessnessnowthatmanyhatedsecuritypolicehaveleftthestreets.Thearmyisdoingitsbesttofillthegapsbutarenotequippedforcivilcrimecontrolandhaveinsufficientpeopleforthis.
KeithBrooke,RegionalDirectorDCEgypt
SatelliteviewofNiledeltaandgreaterCairocityarea(source:GoogleEarthPro)
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ThelastthreeprojectshaddirectimpactonthewelfareoflargepopulationnumbersoftheEgyptiancommunity.
Theseprojectsmanagedtoproducebetterlivingconditionsinimportanteverydayaspectssuchaswater,sani-tationandeducation.
• IntakeandPumpingStationontheRiverNiletotheSixOctoberTrans-missionPipeline
• TransmissionpipelineinQenaCe-mentFactory
• TransmissionpipelinefromtheRiverNiletoNewCairoCity(2.5millionm3/day)
• TransmissionpipelinefromtheRiverNiletoSixOctoberCity(2.0millionm3/day).
availablemarketequipmentandtechnologies.Theresultwasthemosteconomicinvestmentwithregardstocapitalcost.DorschInternationalisstillsupportingthecontractorwiththeexecutionoftheIrrigationPumpingStationandassociatereservoirsandhydraulicstructures.
• UrbanUpgradingProjectBoulaqelDakrour,GizaEgypt.
• UrbanUpgradingProjectManshietNasser,Cairo,Egypt.
• PrimarySchoolsConstructionPro-gramme(PSCP)Phase�and2andtheNileProjectinEgypt.
Dorsch Consult Egypt / Dorsch International Affecting Egypt and Vice Versa
by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sameh Mansour
DorschInternationalissupportingthecommunitydevelopmentinEgyptsincethe�970s.
Istartedmyengineeringcareerin�989andsincethenIhaveheardthename“DorschConsult”asarespect-edGermanconsultantinEgyptwhoisengineeringwastewatertreatmentplants.
DorschConsultisnow“DorschInter-national”andwellacceptedinEgyptintheformofthenewestablishedcompanyDorschConsultEgypt.TheGerman-ownedEgyptianCompanyhascelebrateditsfirstanniversaryonthe�0thofthismonth.
TheEgyptiansarethankfultoDorschInternationalforcompletingfourmainprojectsthatcontributedverypositivelytoEgyptandtothewelfareoftheEgyptiancommunity,namely:
• HelwanWasteWaterTreatmentPlant,whichisoneofthelargestplantsallovertheworldandwascompletelyengineeredinEgyptandmaximizedtheuseof
Prof.Dr.-Ing.SamehMansour,GeneralManagerDCEgypt
InflowstructureatwastewatertreatmentplantHelwannearCairoinEgypt
OneoftheschoolbuildingsforPrimarySchoolConstructionProgrammeinEgypt
Dorsch aktuell
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Today,DorschInternational/DorschConsultEgypthaveemergedfromthistransition/revolutionaryperiodasacompetentengineer’sofficeabletohelpthecommunityandintroduceexcellentengineeringinasuccessfulcooperationwithallparticipatingparties.
ThemaininvestorsinEgyptarenowourpartners.WeformpartofconsortiumswithkeyinvestorstosupporttheirengineeringeffortsinmainBOTprojectsinroads,waterandwastewaterprojects.Wearealsomemberofaconsortiumthatisapplyingforamajorbarrageproject
andmasterplanprojectfortheRiverNile.Inaddition,DorschInternationalisprovidingconstructionsupervisiontoJabalAlAsfarWWTP,whichiscur-rentlyconsideredoneofthelargestconstructionprojectsinEgypt.
AsDorschConsultEgyptisoneoftheyoungestcompaniesintheDorschfamily,andasitiscelebratingitsfirstanniversarythismonth,wecanmonitorthedevelopmentofthisengineeringcompany.Itstartedwithoneengineerandonemanagerand,afterayear,thefamilynowconsistsofsixteenmembers(engineeringandsupportingstaff).
Egyptisdemandinginfrastructureprojectstosupporttheincreasingpo-pulationandrequireddevelopment.InDorschwearepreparedtotakepartinthatdevelopmentprocess.
Weconsiderourselvesacapableengineer’sofficetoparticipateintheawaitedprojectssuchaswaterrelatedprojectsandmoregeneralin-frastructureprojects.Werelyonourengineeringin-housecapacity,ourexpatriatesfromallovertheworld,ourvisitingexpertsfromGermany,andourrichdatabase.
ThewholeArabregionhasexperi-encedfreedominsuchanunexpect-edmannerandpace.TunisandEgyptwereluckierthanotherstoavoidextremeviolence.Therevolutionandassociatedchangesarefarfromoverbutthedirectionsarepointingtooptimism.
Delaysinprojectsandcontractsareadirectresultoftherevolutionarycli-matebutaftertherestructuring,weallwishtoseesteadyandstableeco-nomicaldevelopmentmainlythroughinfrastructureanddevelopmentprojectsthatwouldfulfilthehopesofmorethan300millionpeoplewhohavewaitedforlongdecadestoseeabetterfuture.
RouteofthepipelinefromtheriverNiletoNewCairoCity
IntakeandpumpingstationontheriverNiletotheSixOctobertransmissionpipeline
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components)easilyenablechangesintheofficespaceandstructure,providinggreatflexibility,whichmaybeneededforexamplewhenateamchangesinitsnumberofmembers.
Rochebeingacompanywhichisgearedtosustainabilityandtoinno-vation,energyefficiencyofthebuild-ingwasamainfocusofourplanning.
Theobjectiveofthelowestpossibleenergyconsumptionwasmetusingthelatesttechnologyandconstructionmaterials.
Therefore,notonlydidweprovideefficientinsulationsystemsforroof,wallsanddividingwallsbutalsotripleglazing(Uw=�,�W/m2k)andgreeningfortheroof.Thespecificannualpri-maryenergydemandevenunder-runsthelimitoftheenergysavingregula-tionsby48percent.
Keyelementsinenergysavingareanairconditionwithheatrecovery,low-eringthethermalenergydemandtoaminimum,andanautomatictechnicalequipmentofthebuilding,control-lingtherooms’atmosphereandthusalsosavingenergy.Becausethecoresofthebuilding(twomainstaircases)arelocatedintheSouth,overheatinginthesummerisprevented.
Outstandingguestswhoattendedtheinaugurationceremonywerethe
Landmark Project
Roche Diagnostics and Dorsch: a Strong Bond
by Matthias Schachoff
InMarch20�0RocheDiagnosticsGmbHcelebratedtheinaugurationofthenewofficebuildingatSandhoferStrasseinMannheiminGermany.Thissevenstoreybuilding,plannedaccord-ingtothelatestlowenergystandards,providesspacefor500modernwork-ingplaces.Theconstructiontookoneandahalfyearsandcost3�millionEuros.ThearchitecturedepartmentinWiesbadenwasassignedthemasterplanning.
TheservicesforthisprojectincludedtheHOAIphases:preliminarydesign,designforplanningapproval,finaldesign,preparationandcollaborationintendering,objectsupervisionanddocumentationforbuilding,structuralframeworkaswellastechnicalequip-ment.
Projectmanagementservicesincludedthespecialistcoordinationofexpertsinlandscaping,trafficplanning,ther-malbuildingphysics,noiseprotection,roomacousticsandsurveyingandalignmentservices.
Anothermainfocusoftheprojectwastheaspectoftimemanagement,
thus,inordertoaccomplishthetaskinanextremelyshortperiodoftime,aclosecooperationofallpartiesinWiesbadenandattheconstructionsitewasindispensable.Thisprojectrequiredmostadvancedknowhowofallpartiesinvolvedinplanningandconstruction.
Itsresultisabarrier-freeofficebuild-ingwhoseexteriordesignisdomi-natedbyaglassfrontmadeofbroadscreenswithupstreamsunscreens.Thisdesignconveysopennessandtransparencyandthussupportstheemployee’steamworkandexchangeandquickensdecisions.
Thisrectangularcubewithfullglassfrontisstructuredhorizontallybywin-dowlinesandhigh-qualityaluminiumsunscreensandbalconiesformainte-nance.
Theinsideisstructuredbyandacces-sibleviatwomainstaircases.Beyondtheentrance,thetransparencyiscontinuedinthecreationofaflexibleandinnovativeworkingenvironment.85percentofits�2,500squaremetersaredesignedasopenspacesandap-proximately�5percentarestructuredincells.
Standardizedbasicmodules(ofarchitecturalaswellastechnical
Rocheofficebuildingwithbroadscreenglassfront/sunscreens
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management,coordinationofspecialists,costandtimemanage-ment.Theprojectserviceswerecompletedbytheconstructionsuper-visionandthedocumentationoftheconstructionscheme.
DorschisagainandagainassignedsequelprojectsbyRocheDiagnostics,whichprovesanacknowledgementofourexcellentwork.
Inalltheprojectswewerenotonlychallengedbyextremelyshortcon-structionperiodsbutalsobychangesofplanningsduringtheconstructionperiodsbecauseofseveralchangesofusersandusages.
Wehavemasteredthesechallengestothecompletesatisfactionofourclient.Thepermanentreassuranceofmutualtrustbetweenbuilder-ownerandplanneralongwiththeexpertisedperformancebytheserviceproviderhaswithoutdoubtanimportantpartinsuccessfullycompletingabuildingproject.
Apparently,wehavesucceededinallofthiswithourclientRoche.
logisticsplantsonthefactorypremisesinMannheimintheframeworkoftheproject„productionextensionPatientCareMannheim“.
Themulti-storeystructurewasbuiltbymeansofreinforcedconcreteframeconstructionandconsistsofabasementstoreywithanunderlyingenergytunnel,agroundfloor,threeupperstoreysandaservicestorey.
There-extensionofthereinforcedconcretehighstoragerackstockincludedsixadditionallanes,threeofthemwithacoolingsystem.Wealsoinstalledafiresprinklingsystemforthewholecomplex.
Forthebuildingservicesweinstalledventilationandairconditionsystems,heating,compressedair,steam/cool-ingdevices,andbuildingautomation.
Ahighvoltagepowerplantsuppliedbytwo��00kVatransformersistoproducetheenergy.Afactory-owned20kVgridsuppliesthetwotransform-ers.Thelowvoltagesystemscomprisetelecommunication,buildingauto-mation,computernetworkandfirealarmsystem.
Oursectionforstructuralengineeringwasinchargeoftheoverallprojectcoordinationwhichincludedproject
MinisterofScience,ResearchandArtsofthestateofBaden-Württemberg,ProfessorDr.PeterFrankenberg,Dr.PeterKurz,LordmayorofMannheim,undChristianHebrich,globalman-agerofFinancesandServicesofRocheDiagnositics,Basel.
InWiesbadenwelookbackonmanyayearofworkingwithRoche.Inthe�990sandaround2000,ourdepart-mentforsurfacecivilengineeringhas,asgeneralplanner,alreadybeeninchargeofallthearchitect’sanden-gineer’sservicesincludingtheprojectcoordinationfortheconstructionofalogisticscentreaswellasitssubse-quentre-extension.
Asaresult,intwoprojectstages,wehaveconstructedahighlyefficientfullyautomaticalstockandconsign-ment(logistics)centretakingintoaccountthehighestrequirementsofthepharmaceuticalindustry.
Atthis,thestockisplacedonlanesofhighstorageracks(40mhighand70mlong;air-conditioned,onanareaofaround�95,000m³grossvolume)whereastheconsignmentofthephar-maceuticalstakesplaceinapproxi-mately200,000m³grossvolume.
Rochehasinvestedsome95millionEurosfortheadditiontocapacityandgaininefficiency.RocheDiagnosticshastraditionallyappreciatedfunction-alitywhenitcomestoitsproductionplantsbutalsoarchitectureandcolour/paint.
Inthefirststagebetween�990and�993,wehaveenlargedanexistinghighstoragerackstockof8,�00to2�,500palletslots.Inaddition,weplannedshopfloorsandpackingareasaswellasareinforcedconcretemulti-storeybuildingforofficesexposedinfront.Duringtheplanningswehadalreadyconsideredpossibilitiesforstructuralextensionsforasubsequentextensionofcapacities.
From2000to2004weadditionallyconstructedaconnectedbuildingtotheexistingonewithproductionand
South-easternviewtohighstackwarehouseofthecompanyRocheDiagnosticsinMannheim,Germany
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beenassignedthereponsibilityofthelocalconstructionsupervisionduringtheentireprojectperiodfromJanuary20��toDecember20�2.
SincethedissolutionoftheNeth-erlandAntillesinOcober20�0SintMaartenhasbecomeaconstituentstateoftheKingdomoftheNether-lands(likeCuraçaoandArubaevenfrombefore).
SintEustatius,BonaireandSabaarenowspecialmunicipalitiesoftheNetherlands.
Municipal Water Project in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Togetherwiththeengineeringcom-panyIncoWestGmbH&CoKG,DorschInternationalConsultantsGmbHhasbeenassignedbyKfWDevelopmentBankwiththeimplementationofamunicipalwaterprojectinBanjaLuka,thesecondlargestcityinBosniaandHerzegovina.
Thedeliverablesoftheprojectincludetherevisionandadjustmentofexist-ingplansandstudiesandtheprepara-tionofthedetaileddesignandtenderdocumentsfortherehabilitationandexpansionofurbanwatersupplyandsewagenetworks.
Inaddition,thetasksincludeassistingtheclient(MunicipalityofBanjaLuka)inthebiddingprocess,duringthecontractnegotiationsandinaward-ingofcontractsfortheconstructionworks.
Inthethirdphaseoftheproject,thecolleaguesoftheWaterandEnviron-mentSectionwilltakeoverthecon-structionsupervision,andultimatelytheassistanceduringthedefectsliabilityperiod.
ThewatersupplysituationinandaroundBanjaLukatodayiscritical:theriverVrbas,themainwatersource
Dorsch International
Further Project on the Former Netherland Antilles Assigned to Dorsch International
AfteronlyafewmonthsofhavingsuccessfullycompletedtheplaningservicesofthesewagesystemoftheCarribeanIslandBonaire,DorschInternationalhasbeenassignedtheconstructionsupervisionofthedrink-ingwaterandsewagesystemsofthetwoneighbouringislesSintMaartenandSintEustatius.TheaimoftheEU-aidedprojectistogivepopulationgroupsoflowincomeandsocialstatusaproperandstableaccesstothepublicmainsupplyandservice.
OnSintMaartenwearegoingtoimprovethesupplysituationbyconstructionandoperationofasew-ageandrainwaterstoragebasinaswellasbyconstructinganenamelleddrinkingwaterbasin.
OntheislandSintEustatiusthedrink-ingwatersystemistobeenlarged,includingallprivatesuppliesandpumpingstations.
Byorderofthedevelopmentor-ganisationoftheNetherlandAntilles(USONA)DorschInternationalhas
Reports of the Companies
SeafrontviewofKralendijk,NetherlandsAntilles
RiverVrbasisthemainwatersourceofBanjaLukaOrthodoxCathedralofSaintBonaventureinBanjaLuka
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supplyandwastedisposalaswellasapropersewagesystem.
Ateamoftenwell-trainedandexperiencedinternationalandlocalexperts,supportedbythelocalengi-neeringcompanyLamontConsultingEngineers,willconsultthepublicutilitycompaniesintheindividualtownsintechnicalandstrategicissuesincooperationwiththeGermanAssociationforInternationalCooperation.
TheprojectwilllastalmosttwoyearsandiscurrentlyfocusedonthetownsofGweru,Kariba,KadomaandNorton.
Thus,Dorschhasresumedworkinthecrisis-riddenSouthAfricancountryZimbabweafterthebilateralpublicGermandevelopmentaidhadceasedinZimbabwein2002.
“DuetoourlongworkingexperienceinZimbabwe,wehavebeenpursuingthedevelopmentsinthiscountryat-tentively.WearepleasedtobeabletosupportthepopulationofZimba-bweduringthisdifficultperiodwithourworkforthisimportantproject”,statesAlexanderGoertz,departmentmanagerofWaterandEnvironmentDivisionofDorschInternational.
Dorsch Supports GIZ in Water Emergency Programme for Zimbabwe
DorschInternationalhasbeenas-signedthetasktoconsulttherepairandmaintenanceworksandtheenduringimprovementofthepublicdrinkingwatersupply,sewagesystemandwastedisposalinZimbabwebytheGermanAssociationforInterna-tionalCooperation(GIZ).
TheAssociation’shelpinneedaimsatminimizingwater-inducedillnessessuchasCholerabyensuringasecureandcontinuousdrinkingwater
oftheregion,iscontaminatedbydischargeofuntreatedwastewaterwhichcontainsfaecesandthereforerepresentsasignificanthealthrisktothepopulation.Currently,onlyabout80%ofthepopulationareconnectedtothemunicipalwatersupplysystemandabout50%areconnectedtotheseweragesystem.
Atthesametime,waterdemandisfartoohighduetoimmensewaterlosses(upto50%),illegalconnectionsandfrequentwasteofwater.
TheworksincludetheconstructionofapublicwatersupplynetworkforTunijce,andtheconnectionofKara-novactotheseweragesystem.IntheregionCaire,thesupplysituationwillalsobeoptimizedbymeasuresforthereductionoftechnicalwaterlosses.Constructioncostsareexpectedtoreachabout€��million.
ThereliabilityandsustainabilityofthewatersupplyandsewerageservicesinBanjaLukawillbeincreasedbythisproject.Thisincreasesthepub-lichealthandisthereforeamajorcontributiontotheimprovementofthelivingconditionsofabout230,000inhabitants–whichinturnpositivelyaffectstheeconomicgrowthoftheregion.
GweruAmapongokwedaminZimbabwe
WatertreatmentplantofBlueRangesfarmnearKadoma,Zimbabwe
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Theprojectaimsatimprovingcus-tomermanagementandoperationandmaintenanceofthephysicalas-sets.Theoutcomesaremainlyfortheutilitytobemoreefficienttechnicallyandfinancially,andforthecustomerstoreceivebetterservices.
Rehabilitation and Moderniza-tion of the Subway and S-Bahn Station Marienplatz in Munich
Basedontheresultofaninternation-alarchitecturalchallengeanewandmodernlightconceptincombinationwithabroad-mindedarchitectureisplannedforthepublicentranceareaoftheundergroundandS-BahnstationMarienplatzinMunich,Germany.
DorschInternational(DI)wascom-missionedbytheMunichCityUtilities(SWM)–departmentMunichtrans-portcoorporation(MVG)–toassessthecontaminationofthebuildingfabricoftheundergroundandS-BahnstationMunichMarienplatzwithspecialfocusontheplannedrehabili-tationandmodernization.
Thecompletemodernizationofthepublicentranceareaunderthe
andthenewconnectionwillbees-tablishedinamuchshortertime.Hodeidahisnowsecondinthecountry,aftertheIbbWaterandSanitationLC,tobeequippedwithamodernandcustomer-friendlyservicecentre,anexamplewhichcanbefol-lowedthroughoutYemen.
TheOMSprojectaimsatdevelop-ingimprovedbusinessproceduresinYemeniwaterutilitiesbymakinguseofanup-to-dateGIS(GeographicalInformationSystem),newequipmentandathoroughreviewandupdateofbusinesspractices.
Opening of New Customer Service Centre, Hodeidah, Yemen: Better Services for a Better Environment TheHodeidahWaterandSanita-tionLocalCorporationinaugurateditsnewCustomerServiceCentreonJanuary24th,20��.TheinaugurationtookplaceinthepresenceoftheGovernoroftheHodeidahGover-norate(alsoChairmanoftheBoardofHodeidahWaterandSanitationLC),theDeputyMinisterinchargeofWaterAffairs(MinistryofWaterandEnvironment),theGeneralManageroftheHodeidahWaterandSanita-tionLocalCorporationandtheHeadoftheGIZWaterSectorProgram.
WithalargesupportoftheGIZWa-terSectorProgram(OMSProject,im-plementedbyDorschInternational),theHodeidahWaterandSanitationLChasdevelopedimprovedinternalprocedurestodealmoreefficientlywiththeneedsoftheircustomers.
Inparallel,theyhavedevelopedthenewCustomerServiceCentre,inwhichwateruserswillbeguidedthroughthestepstheyhavetofol-lowintheircommunicationwiththeutility.
Arequestfornewconnection,forexample,willnowonlyrequiretwodifferentstepsfromthecustomer,
DataentryatclientservicecenterHodeidah–pictureabove,rightmost:ThomasdeBeyer,RegionalManagerSana‘a
TypicaldrinkingwaterinstallationinYemen CustomerconnectiontoHodeidahwaternetwork
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Marienplatz–anareaofabout5,000m2–andthethreesubjacentfloorsfortechnicalinstallationsistostartin20�2accordingtoSWM.
Theconstructionworksarenottoin-terferewiththecontinuousoperationofthepublictransport.
Firstconstructionitemsasforexampletherehabilitationofthe40yearsoldconcretearealreadyplannedfortheendof20��.
InordertoconsolidatetheplanningandtobetterestimatethecoststheDIdepartmentHazardousWastewill
startin20��toassessthefabricofthebuildingwithspecialfocusonasbes-tos,artificialmineralfibres(KMF),polychlorinatedbiphenyles(PCB),polycyclicaromatichydrocarbon(PAH/EPA),generalhydrocarbonsandotherhazardouscompounds.
Theresultsoftheinvestigationscon-tributetothenextplanningphase.Duringtherehabilitationworksanexpertmonitoringisrecommended.
Aprojectdurationoftwotothreeyearsisexpected.
In Brief
Dorsch International: Construc-tion Supervision for Flood Pro- tection Garmisch-Partenkirchen
TheHydroinformaticsteamofDIhasalreadyperformedahydraulicandhydrologicanalysisoftheKatzenbachfortheCityofGarmisch-Partenkircheninordertoimprovefloodprotec-tionduringextremestormevents.ThecapacityoftheKatzenbachwasdeterminedandanoverflowstructurewithaDN700bypasswasrecommended.Afterfinish-ingtheHOAIphases�-7,DIwasassignedtheconstructionsupervi-sioninNovember.
Dorsch International: Sewer Net-work Data for City of Regensburg
Moreover,theHydroinformaticsteamwasassignedtheimportofthesewernetworkdatafromSmallworld-KISintoaBaSYS-Hy-droCADdatabaseusingtheIsybauTypeKinterfacebytheCityofRegensburg.Thedataimportisthebasisforasewersystemmas-terplan,whichistobetenderedin20��bytheCityofRegensburg.
Dorsch International: Extension of GIZ SONEB Project in Benin
OurGIZcapacitybuildingprojectforSONEB,responsibleforruralandurbanwatersupplyinBenin,hasbeenextendeduntilJune20�2.
Since2005DorschhasbeenentrustedwithcapacitybuildingforSONEB,especiallyrelatedtostrategicmanagement,humanre-sourcedevelopment,investmentplanningaswellasthedevelop-mentofefficienttechnicalandfinancialoperationsandmainte-nanceprocedures.
DrinkingwaterwellinBenin,whichischaracterizedbyanagriculturaluseofmorethan90%
DesignofmezzanineflooratuntergroundstationMarienplatzinMunich(AllmanSattlerWappnerArchitects)
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Transport Surveys in Bad Wünnenberg, Idstein, Fürsten-feldbruck and Bruchköbel
IntheperiodfromJanuary20�0toFebruary20��theDorschIn-ternationaldivisionTransportandInfrastructurewasassignedfivenewprojectsinthefieldsoftransportmasterplans,trafficcountings,analy-ses,concepts,reportsandsurveys.
Oneproject,whichisconnectedtotheprolongationofthefederalmotorwayA4�asfarasBrilon,istheextensionoftheB480nincludingthebypassofBadWünnenberg.Inthecourseofthisproject,anattractiveNorth-SouthandEast-Westconnec-tioniscreated.However,asthecon-structionworksontheB480nhavebeendelayedforalmosttenyears,thetrafficsurveyforthebypassBadWünnenbergmustbeupdatedinordertobeabletojustifytheplan-ningproperly.
Dorschistoexecutetheupdateviaatransportmodelcalculation.
IthasbeenplannedtorelocatethemainbusstationinIdsteintotheroad“AmHexenturrm”.
Becauseoftheneighbouringsecond-aryschool,thisbusstationismainlyusedbypupils.Questionswhichhavetobeansweredforaproperplan-ningare:Howwillthepedestrianflowchangeduetotherelocationofthebusstation?Willthissolutionbeacceptable?Whicharethedimensionrequirementsthenewstationhastofulfil?Atrafficcountandsurveyofthepedestrianflowwillbeexecutedinwell-triedgoodcooperationbetweenDITransportandInfrastruc-tureandBDCandwillanswerthequestionsbythemeansofamicro-scopictrafficsimulation.
WouldtheconstructionoftwosmallroundaboutsinthedistrictBuchenauofthetownFürstenfeld-bruckimprovethetrafficflowandthesafetyoftrafficincomparisontotheexistingsituation(sideroadswithrightofwayandyield)?Thisques-tionwasansweredbyDITransportandInfrastructurefortheBavarianclientTownofFürstenfeldbrucknearMunich.
Itisveryconvenienttodrivetothestationandquicklychangetothetrainfortherestoftheway.How-ever,whatcanyoudoifyoudonotfindaparkinglot?ThetownofBruchköbelnearFrankfurtisplan-ninganextensionoftheexistingPark+Ridefacilities.By-passforBadWünnenberginHesse
CentralbusstationIdsteinwiththeeponymouswitchtower(Hexenturm)inthebackground
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DITransportandInfrastructureexecutedasurveyoftheexistingsitu-ationatthestationanddeterminedthefutureneedsforPark+Ride,Bike+RideandKiss+Ride.
Transportation Projects in Hesse and Bavaria
TheOfficeforRoadsandTransporta-tionMarburghasassignedDorschwithanotherfederalmotorwayproject.Thisprojectconsistsofthethree-legmotorwayinterchangeBABA5–A49,whichhadalreadybeenworkedonbetween2002and2004.AccordingtonewexaminationsoftheHesseStateTrafficControlCen-tre,theplansofthisperiodwillhavetobechanged.
ThedisposalcompaniesWesselinginNorthRhineWestphaliaengagedDITransportandInfrastructurefortheplanningofatankingareainclud-ingseparator,ifnecessary,andthepreparationofthedocumentsforapproval.Anabovegroundtankforiron-(II)-clorideistobebuiltonthesiteofARARodderweginWesseling.Foranappropriatetankingasecuretankingareaistobebuild,which,incaseofaccident,preventsthechemi-calsfrompenetratingtheground.
Development Areas in and around Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Withintheframeworkofthede-velopmentareaproject„GatewayGardens“(AirportFrankfurt)DITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenabletoacquirethefollow-upordertosuperviseandcoordinatethedifferentconstructionssitesandtoorganizetherepairandmaintenanceworksonthepublictrafficareas.
Inthecourseoftheproject„recon-structionoftheGermanAssociationofCapitalMarketGroupsofBookTradeinFrankfurt”DITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenassignedthefollow-upordertocoordinatetheroadwaysconsequenttotheexecutedplanningofthechannels.Theassociationplanstomoveseveralofficesintothe“NewBookTrader’sHouseFrankfurt”inBraubachstraße,whichformerlywasthehealthofficenearthe“FrankfurterRömer”.
Thefirstphasefortheconstructionofthechannelontheprivatesitehasalreadybeenconcluded.Thesecondphaseofconstructioncanonlybeexecutedinexactcoordinationwiththeotherconstructionworks,asthechannelconstructionimplicatesacomplextunnellingmethod.
Duetothewell-triedandexcellentcooperationwithGroß+PartnerDITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenawardedanothercontract.AtHafenstraße40,atthecrossroadsHafenstraße/NiddastraßeinFrank-furtanewresidentialbuildingandahotelincludingundergroundparkingarecurrentlybeingconstructed.
OnthebasisofthetrafficsurveyandmicroscopictrafficsimulationofthepedestrianflowDITransportandIn-frastructurehasinthecontextoftherelocationofthemainbusstationinIdsteintotheroadAmHexenturmacquiredtheplanningofthetraf-ficfacilities.Aninterestingdetailisthefactthat30yearsagoDorschplannedandsupervisedtheroad“AmHexenturm”aswellas,20yearsago,themainbusstation.
DITransportandInfrastructurehasalsobeenabletoacquireanad-ditionalengagementinconnectionwiththeproject“MittlererRingSüdwest”ofthebuildingdivisionoftheurbanadministrationinMunichfortheplanningoftheprovisionaltrafficrouteingatthecrossroadsGar-mischerStraße/Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße/Waldfriedhofstraße.
“MittlererRing”Munich,trafficrouteingatconstructionsitecrossroadGarmischerStraße/Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße
Aerialviewofthethree-legmotorwayinterchangeA5-A49inHesse
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of750,000sqmistobeconstructedapprox.�0kmfromthecitycentreofMoscow.Withanimmensenumberofplannednewbuildingsandtheirfutureusageitisobviousthatthetrafficdevelopmentofthisprojectisagreatchallenge.
DITransportandInfrastructureistacklingthetaskforDrees&SommerRussiaandwillberesponsiblefortheinnertrafficdevelopmentofthebusi-nesspark.Thetaskwillbecarriedoutinwell-triedcooperationwiththecolleaguesfromBDCinBerlin.
BDC Berlin
Replacement of the Mulde Bridge in Dessau-Roßlau
OnbehalfoftheCivilEngineeringDepartmentoftheCityofDes-sau-Roßlau,incooperationwithmeyer+schubart(WunstorfnearHan-nover)andthearchitectHenryRipke(Berlin)aswellasotherpartners,BDCisplanningthereplacementoftheMuldeBridgeatthefederalhighwayB�85inDessau-Roßlau.
Thereplacementoftheexistingprestressedconcretebridge(depthdeckapprox.�.85m)builtin�959/�0isabsolutelynecessarybecauseofthecontinuousdegradationofthestructuralcondition(grade4.0).Dam-agesatthebaseplatesandtheboxgirders’floorslabs(exposedandcor-rodedreinforcement)inthemiddlebearingcanbefoundoverthewholewidthofthebridge.Inadamagesurveyreportithasalsobeenfoundthattheexistingshearcoverageatthecentrepierdoesnotsuffice.
Theprestressedreinforcementwascorrodedattheexaminedspots,thisiswhytherecanbenocertaintyaboutthebearingcapacityandthedurabilityofthestressedsteelreinforcement.
Accordingtotheplans,thelightsignalsystemhastobemovedtowardsNiddastraßeandthecurveprogressionattheintersectionhastobeadapted.TheseplanningservicesaswellasthecoordinationwiththeadministrativeofficesinchargehavebeenassignedtoDITransportandInfrastructure.
Traffic Development for Business Park Near Moscow, Russia
NewsfromtheEast.Amultifunction-albusinessparknamed“Cosmopark”
MuldebridgeasapartoftheUNESCOBiosphereReserve“MittereElbe“(CentralElbe)isthehistoricaleasternaccesstothecityofDessau-Roßlau
ExternaltrafficdevelopmentforCosmoparknearMoscow,Russia
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river,riversidepathsonbothriverbanksareplanned.Thesepathswillenhancethedevelopmentofarecrea-tionandleisureareanearthetown,meetingthetown’spursuedideas.Thefinishedriverbankdevelopmentonthebridge’sNorth-Westbankwillbeincludedintothenewplans.
Accordingtothetown’sprovisions,roadandstructuresaretobeplannedtomeetthepresenttrafficrequire-mentsandshallalsobedimensionedtomeettheestimatedfuturetrafficvolume.Thus,thetrafficsurveysofnearbyjunctionsandtheoptionalconstructionofatwo-lanedrotarytraffichavetobetakenintoaccount.
Itwasalsoessentialtoplanthenewbridgeaccordingtofloodpreventionprovisions.Bothdirectlyadjacentembankments(FriederikenwallandWasserstadtwall)northoftheBridgehavealreadybeenreconstructed,thus,theseembankmenthavetobetakenintoaccountintrafficrouteingnorthoftheexistingbridgeduringtheconstructionperiod.
Thedesignofthenewbridgelooksslimandmodern,stretchingfarabovethecourseoftheriver,andthusreducingtheinterferenceinnatureatthewater’sedgetoaminimum.
Duetolocalconditionsthisstructureistobereplacedbythenewbridgeatalmostthesamelocation.Thus,theconstructiontimeconditionshadtobesurveyedinordertoenablethecontinuityoftrafficonthefederalhighwayB�85duringtheconstruc-tionperiod.
Alignedwiththedemandofthisparticulararea,designspecificationshadtobemadetakingintoaccountlocalaspectsofurbanplanning,land-scapearchitectureandofmonumentpreservation.
BeingtheonlybridgeovertheriverMuldeformotorvehicles,thisbridgerepresentsthegatetothetownofDessau-RoßlaufromtheEast.Thishistoricaltownaccess,whichisalsoofmonumentalimportance,istobeenhanced.TheplanningworkshaveadditionallytotakeintoaccountthattheplanningareaislocatedintheUNESCOBiosphereReserveCentralElbe,hasbeenclassifiedlandcapepreservationarea,FFHareaandbirdsanctuaryandislocatedintheUNESCOWorldHeritage“GardenKingdomofDessau-Wörlitz”.There-constructionanddevelopmentofthe“GardenKingdomofDessau-Wörlitz”hasbeenanimportantobjectiveofthetownofDessau-Roßlau.Forabet-terintegrationintothetownandthelanduseofthewetlandsoftheMulde VBImembershipcertificateofBDCBerlin
In Brief
BDC Berlin: Reelection of Mr. Schleusener to the Young Pro-fessionals’ Federal Board of VBI
AftertwoyearsofsuccessfulworkfortheVBI’sYoungProfes-sionals’federalboardofman-agement,MichaelSchleusener,authorisedofficerandheadofbusinessareaBerlin/Branden-burg,wasreelectedfortwoyearsduringthelatestrotationalYPmeetingonNovember27th20�0inNuremberg.
Mr.Schleusener’smajortasksinthishonoraryfunctionwillcom-prise–alongsidetheworkfortheVBI’sYoungProfessionals’federalboardofmanagement–thepreparationofaYPmeetingduringtheEFCAcongress(Euro-peanAssociationofConsultingEngineers)inBerlininMay20��aswellasthecooperationwiththeVBI’sworkinggroupPublicRelations.Thisworkinggroup,comprisingmembersandrepre-sentativesofVBIaswellastheagencyKircherBurkhardtfromBerlin,iscurrentlyworkingongivingtheassociationarede-signedappearance.Theresultswillbepresentedtothemem-bersduringthisyear’scongressinNuremberginOctober.
ThisyearMr.Schleusener,along-sidehisfunctionattheYoungProfessionals,hasbecomeapersonalmemberoftheVBIandwillfromnowonrepresentDorschGruppeattheVBI’sTransportCommittee.
Renderingoffour-laneeasternaccessroadwithrotarytrafficacrossMuldebridgetoDessau-Roßlau
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Super-andsubstructureofthenewbridgewillseemasonemonolithicstructuretothebeholder.
Thebridgewillalsoappearmoredynamicbecauseofashadowgapinthevisibleface,whichwillbecontrastedincolourtoreinforcetheslimandlightappearanceofthebridge.
Accordingtothetown’sobjective,atthebeginningof20��thepreliminarydesignwillbethebasisofthecon-tinuingplanninginordertobeabletosubmitalldocumentsforofficialplanningapprovalinthecourseofthisyear.
Duetotherespectfulandcongenialcooperationofbothsides,thisaimcansurelybeachieved.
Bronze for the Transport Planners of BDC
Incooperationwiththearchitect’sofficeJörgSteinwenderinHeide(Schleswig-Holstein)BDCDorschConsulthassuccessfullyparticipatedinacompetitiononconceptsfortheCentralBusStationKielarrangedbythefederalcapitalKiel.
Atthis,BDCwasresponsibleforthetransportplanningpartofthecontest.
WiththesubmittedapplicationwewererankedthirdbytheprizecommitteeofthefederalcapitalKiel.
Busbahnhof Berlin-Marzahn
Inadditiontothecontestsubmittal,BDCiscurrentlyplanningtherecon-structionofthebusstationBerlin-MarzahnincludingtwobusstopsontheMarzahnPromenade.
ThebusstationissituatedintheformerEastBerlindevelopmentareaMarzahnasacentraltrafficjunction.
Inthesurroundingsofthestation,whichmanagesfourlinesoftheBerlinerVerkehrsgesellschaftBVG(PublicTransportAuthorityofBerlin),therearealsoanS-Bahnstation(sub-urbantrainline)andthreetramlines.
Afterthecompletionofthedesign,BDCBerlinwillalsoperformthelocalconstructionsupervision.
DC asia
Consultancy Services for Brunei International Airport (BIA)
DepartmentofCivilAviation(BruneiDarussalam),undertheMinistryofCommunicationsoftheGovernmentofHisMajestytheSultanandYangDi-PertuanofBruneiDarussalamhasawardedDorschConsultasiato-getherwithlocalconsultant,JuruteraTempatan(JT)withConsultancyservicesforPavementRehabilitationWorksofBruneiInternationalAirportproject(BIA).
AllserviceswillberenderedinclosecooperationwiththeairportsdivisionofDorschInternational.
OurcolleaguesMr.LotzandMr.KrögerheldthepresentationattheGovernmentinBruneiwhichledtotheawardingoftheprojecttoDorschGruppe.
TheBandarSeriBegawanInterna-tionalAirportconsistsofaninterna-tionalpassengerterminal,acargoterminalandapresidentialterminalfortheplanesofHisMajestySultanofBrunei.Todaytheairporthandles2millionpassengersand50,000tonsofcargoperyear.
Withoperationsstartingin�974toaccommodatethepopularityofairtravelinthe�970s,BruneiInterna-tionalAirporthasundergoneseveralmajorfaceliftssinceitsopening.
Theairportwasupgradedinthemid�980sandin2000tohandletheincreasingnumbersofpassengersandcargo.
TheprojectaimistoimprovetheexistingBruneiInternationalAirportfacilitieswhichincludetherunway,taxiwaysandapronsaspartofthecontinuousimprovementstrategytoupgradetheinfrastructureandsupportfuturepassengerandcargogrowthinthedevelopmentofBIAastheleadingregionalairhubfortheBIMP-EAGA.CompetitionrenderingsoftheCentralBusStation(ZOB)inKiel(ArchitectJörgSteinwender)
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Italian-ThaiDevelopmentwonthefirst,todesignandbuildthe2.8kilo-metreundergroundroutefromHuaLamphongtoSanamChai,worthBt��.44�billion(€2�7.�million).
ChKarnchangwonthesecond,todesignandbuildthe2.�kmunder-groundroutefromSanamChaitoThaPhraworthBt�0.�87billion(€249.9million).
AjointventurebetweenSino-hydroCorporationandUniqueEngineer-ingandConstructionwonthethirdcontract,involvingtheconstructionofthe��kmTaopoon-to-ThaPhra
elevatedraillineworthBt��.284bil-lion(€2�3.9million).
Sino-Thaiwonthefourthcontract,involvingconstructionofa�0.5kmelevatedrailwayfromThaPhratoLakSong,worthBt�3.334billion(€3��.9million).
ChKarnchangwonthefifthcontract,tosupplytherollingstock,worthBt�0.�87billion(€249.9million).
DorschConsultasiatogetherwiththeIndexGroupwontheprojectman-agementconsultancydealworthBt72�million(€�7.0million)andtheMAAGroupwontheconstructionsu-pervisionconsultancycontractworthBt�.209billion(€28.3million).
Theprojectaimistobuild27kmsub-waywith2�stationsintheBangkokcityarea.
TheprojectstartsinMarch20��asMRTAchairmanSupojSuplomsaidtheconstructorswereexpectedtomoveinwithin30daysandfinishtheprojectbeforethescheduledcompletiondateof20��,toenablethenewlinetobeupandrunningin20�5.
TheconstructionofthefacilitieswillcommenceinApril20��andshouldbecompletedwithin30months.
Theinvestmentvolumeis�00millionBruneiDollar(approximately€58.5millionorBaht2,500million).
Signing of Contract with MRTA Thailand for Blue Underground Line Extension in Bangkok
OnFebruary�7,20��,DorschConsultasiahassignedthecontractsoftheMRTBlueLineExtensionProject:HuaLamphong–BangKhaeandBangSueThaPhraSectionswithMassRapidTransitAuthorityofThailand(MRTA).
Togetherwiththeothercompanies,threerepresentativesofDorschConsultasia:CEOMr.JuergenSupik,RegionalManagerMr.EvanMeadandSeniorCivilEngineerMr.SorayutNaRanongparticipatedinthisoffi-cialsigningcontractceremonywhichtookplaceattheEmeraldhotel,Thailand.
ThereweresevencontractsfortheBlueLineMRTextensionwithbidwinners.Fiveofthedealswerecivil-workcontracts.
JürgenSupik,ManagingDirectorofDCasia,atthesigningceremonyforMRTBlueLineExtensionProjectwithMRTA
PlaneofRoyalBruneiAirlinesatBruneiInternationalAirport
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